book making (binding, publishing)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
readily; very eagerly; without moment's hesitation
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
nature of one's business; business instinct
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
first of the season (e.g. produce, catch); virgin
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
(arch.) person of high rank; (arch.) nobleman; wife of a nobleman
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
love affair; love rumour; love rumor
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
both; both sides; both parties
spirit of a deceased person
to (physically) force someone to sit down
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to